How I Furnished a Three-Bedroom House for ~$1000
![Image](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGA-0KrkONx8oeiWwO20xbxP-PHLoXuhsvRIs-4casv9NFUPUIy-CNCGo55AQ1y1U3JOm4GVGhg5rdBEnXH3oqjdqsY1wz2wAqvFvkR1A638qQqdOSMX13AW5o7xDYQrvWqRG8O_GkHVbu/s320/FB_IMG_15745605904073091.jpg)
When my husband and I first moved into our house, we found that expenses were flying at us faster than a speeding moving truck. Our house is small by modern standards; it was built in 1959 and has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, coming in at just over 1200 sq ft. Not exactly a mansion, but still a substantial amount of space to fill for two people who had been living in their childhood bedroom or a 500 sq ft apartment. It was very tempting to go out and buy all new matching furniture (probably on credit) and décor to complement it, but we mostly economized when furnishing our new digs. I'm happy to share what worked for us so that others might benefit! Check for Freebies The free items that we got for our house made an enormous difference in the amount of money we were spending to furnish the house. For instance, we were able to get a beautiful wood china cabinet for free on the side of the road. Some people balk at curbside finds, but we checked the cabinet over and